SET A

UPC: 12035915
Title of the paper: The Individual and Society
Course: Generic Elective
Semester: I/III
Marks: 75
Time limit: 3+1 hours (One hour reserved for downloading of question paper,
scanning and uploading of
answer sheet)
Instructions:
1. Answer any THREE questions.
2. All questions carry equal marks (25 x 3).
3. Each answer is to be written in approximately 500-750 words
1. �There�s really no such thing as �voiceless�. There are only the deliberately
silenced, or the preferably
unheard.� Comment on the issues of caste or class as highlighted in any one text
prescribed in your
course in the light of the above statement.
2. The requirements in an arranged marriage in India are different for men and
women. Discuss how this
is reflected in Eunice D�Souza�s poem �Marriages are Made�.
3. Critically analyse how the intersections of race, class, gender affect the
dynamics between the young
man and the American girl in �Blackout�.
4. Comment on how Wilfred Owen depicts the horror of war and the pain of death in
his poem �Dulce et
Decorum Est�.
5. Critically comment on the metaphor of food as explored in Dharker�s poem �At the
Lahore Kadhai�.
6. Some writers attempt to win sympathy for the oppressed by highlighting their
meekness and
innocence. Others write in a style to evoke protest. Which approach do you find
more effective?
Answer with reference to any two writers in this course.